Bitlis

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has pledged not to allow terrorism to become a major threat for Türkiye again.

"We will not allow the terror threat that we broke its back to be revived again," Erdoğan said during an event in the eastern city of Bitlis on Aug. 25.

The next cabinet meeting scheduled for Aug. 25 will be held in the eastern city of Bitlis' Ahlat district, rather than in the capital Ankara, to commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of Manzikert.

The battle fought in 1071 between the Byzantine and Seljuk empires was a pivotal event that led to the Turkification of Anatolia.

As the latest in a series of popular tourist rail trips, the Tourist Tatvan Train has completed its first journey with an almost two-day voyage to highlight the touristic value of the southeastern town.

Turkey's opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) on June 15 started the "March for Democracy against Coup" in the northwestern province of Edirne and the southeastern province of Hakkari.

The march, which aimed to end in the capital Ankara on June 20, has faced restrictions including bans on entry and exit to some provinces due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

I'm in Ahlat, currently a candidate for UNESCO World Cultural Heritage status. Ahlat (or Akhlat) is the gateway to Anatolia. Here, on Lake Van's most scenic shores, are the city of Bitlis, the city of our Ottoman forefathers, and the Islamic dome of the Seljuks.

Despite the fact that it is generally now romanticized into just another commercial day like Mother's Day or Valentine's Day, March 8 "Women's Day" was originally called "International Working Women's Day." The U.N. and other international organizations for gender equality, as well as national institutions across the world, now use the day to increase awareness of the subject.

A total of 17 suspects allegedly involved in fraud connected to Turkey's Public Personnel Selection Exam (KPSS) held in 2010 were arrested April 24 in a second wave of arrests, while 25 others were released on probation. 

Turkish police detained 25 suspects said to be involved in fraud connected to a 2010 nationwide civil service recruitment exam during an operation launched early April 20.

The Ankara public prosecutor's office ordered the detention of 78 suspects in this second wave of arrests in 21 provinces including Ankara, Malatya, Isparta, Corum and Bitlis.